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and we're left to wonder how many similar acts of courage go unrecorded every day in syria. and how many innocents are lost. arwa damon, cnn, allepo. >> just incredible reporting. as the ground fighting continues, the united states has announced that it's going to provide $14 million for emergency supplies and medical carry to help the syrians through what's coming that very cold winter ahead. and those supplies include things like plastic insulation boots, something as simple as that, and also nutritional items. ♪ ooh baby, can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive system. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. it's lots of things. all waking up. ♪ becoming part of the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ trees will talk to networks will talk to scientists about climate change. cars will talk to road sensors will talk to
and we're left to wonder how many similar acts of courage go unrecorded every day in syria. and how many innocents are lost. arwa damon, cnn, allepo. >> just incredible reporting. as the ground fighting continues, the united states has announced that it's going to provide $14 million for emergency supplies and medical carry to help the syrians through what's coming that very cold winter ahead. and those supplies include things like plastic insulation boots, something as simple as that,...
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. >>> the already dire situation in syria may be taking on an even more disturbing turn. there's word that president bashar al assad may be thinking about using chemical weapons and more specifically nerve gas against his own people. an nbc report shows video it says depicts the syrian military loaning components for air gas into aerial bombs. those could be bombs that might be dropped from warplanes onto the innocent syrian people below but they say they would never do that to their own people though we have been seeing what they have been doing to their own people for the last year and a half now. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is leading a new u.s. diplomatic push on syria holding talks in dublin, ireland, today. let me begin with you. including this distressing nbc news report, what and how much do we know about al assad's movements at this point? >> reporter: there have been concerns for months. the u.s. reiterated for quite some time if assad did anything with those chemical weapons and utilize them in any way, theat would be a red line that brought on conse
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the president of syria. and he assures them that there's no use intended and it is not a problem and, so, you kind of have two messages coming from the russians but you would have to say they're very much opposed to that and a lot of concern. >> so do they then -- do the russians believe assad when he assures them that he won't? and, are there new sign that is the russians might be waivering in their support of assad? >> reporter: you know, it's thoohard to say whether they believe it. you have to say at least on the surface they're saying we are taking him at his word that he wouldn't use them. and they also say, president putin said, there's no way that syria is going to attack other countries, specifically turkey. because they're in enough of a problem with their internal conflict. but, you know, i do think that the very interesting development, brooke, is that it appear that is the russians really are now moving toward re-evaluating that idea, that assad can survive. and you just have to look at what is
the president of syria. and he assures them that there's no use intended and it is not a problem and, so, you kind of have two messages coming from the russians but you would have to say they're very much opposed to that and a lot of concern. >> so do they then -- do the russians believe assad when he assures them that he won't? and, are there new sign that is the russians might be waivering in their support of assad? >> reporter: you know, it's thoohard to say whether they believe...
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they escaped with their lives. 120 others were killed today in syria. internet and cell phone coverage have been restored in most of syria after a blackout thursday crippled communications. syria's bloody civil war started about 20 months ago. ravaging the food supply for many families. time now to count your blessings as you look at this. now hungry children are fighting for their next meal. cnn's arwa damon takes a closer look at the struggle to feed syria's children. >> reporter: elbowing, shoving, anything just to get a ladle full of cracked wheat. you will all get some, you will all get some, one of the neighborhood volunteers shouts, before realizing it's not the case. they would all get some, but there isn't any left, as he scrapes the bottom of the pot. they try to desperately grasp small bags overhead. another volunteer can't fire the falafel fast enough. there are six to seven of us in the neighborhood who are collecting money to help feed the poor children, he explains. it is not much, but it is all they can do to ease the burden on the paren
they escaped with their lives. 120 others were killed today in syria. internet and cell phone coverage have been restored in most of syria after a blackout thursday crippled communications. syria's bloody civil war started about 20 months ago. ravaging the food supply for many families. time now to count your blessings as you look at this. now hungry children are fighting for their next meal. cnn's arwa damon takes a closer look at the struggle to feed syria's children. >> reporter:...
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to syria. secretary panetta says in his words the latest intelligence that he has seen now raises serious concerns, he says, that bashir al assad in syria is considering using chemical weapons, so what is new from the secretary of defense is the first reference to the latest intelligence, highly classified, of course, that the administration is looking at that has led to some of these warnings from president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. the question, of course, is what is the administration to do now? suzanne. >> how are people reacting to this news, the fact that you've got the defense secretary now what it seems to be getting closer to some of the statements we have seen about real concern over the possibility of these chemical weapons? >> yeah. i think that's exactly the point. secretary panetta going on to say, as others have, but saying it very emphatically just a few moments ago, that assad needs to know there will be consequences if he decides to use those chemical weapo
to syria. secretary panetta says in his words the latest intelligence that he has seen now raises serious concerns, he says, that bashir al assad in syria is considering using chemical weapons, so what is new from the secretary of defense is the first reference to the latest intelligence, highly classified, of course, that the administration is looking at that has led to some of these warnings from president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. the question, of course, is what is the...
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. >>> to syria now and heightened concerns of the chemical weapons. secretary of state hillary clinton is in prague today and she issued this warning. >> we have made our views very clear. this is a red line for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence that the assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people but suffice it to say we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur. >> sir why's foreign ministry issued a statement on syrian tv saying they would not use chemical weapons against syrian people. cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara starr live in new york with us. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> how much faith can we put in the syrian government spokesperson and suggestsiing tt the people of syria are safe from chemical weapons. >> there is a new wrinkle here. in the last couple of days u.s. intelligence has got information that the syrian regime is moving its chemical weapons around. that basically, it looks
. >>> to syria now and heightened concerns of the chemical weapons. secretary of state hillary clinton is in prague today and she issued this warning. >> we have made our views very clear. this is a red line for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence that the assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people but suffice it to say we are certainly planning to take action if that...
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part of a bigger battle for control of aleppo, syria's largest city. this father of four is one of the rebel fighters here. this is our country, our homes that are being destroyed, he tells us. he used to sell thread. now he runs logistics for his unit. so what he is explaining to us is that this was street to street fighting, and it took his unit quite some time to advance and right now they have the tractor here because they're trying to clear out this road so that ambulances and vehicles can begin to move through. >> blankets hang across one alleyway to block government snipers' line of sight. the shooting is coming from there, the sniper, one of the fighters points out. they take us further forward. crawling through holes punched between buildings. they're just telling us that it's because of the snipers that they have to move through the various buildings like this. it's an urban version of first world war trenches. they etched forward by just one block. going any further is back breaking work. a rebel dashes down the street carrying a makeshift r
part of a bigger battle for control of aleppo, syria's largest city. this father of four is one of the rebel fighters here. this is our country, our homes that are being destroyed, he tells us. he used to sell thread. now he runs logistics for his unit. so what he is explaining to us is that this was street to street fighting, and it took his unit quite some time to advance and right now they have the tractor here because they're trying to clear out this road so that ambulances and vehicles can...
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we'll talk more about military options in syria. iran appears to be playing a dangerous cat and mouse game two western diplomats are telling cnn they are concerned about what's going on at the military base. the diplomats say they've seen at lite imj imagines that show iran trying to clean up the sight before the inspectors come in. they are also worried iran may be working on triggers for nuclear weapons. not a good sign. the number of people now filing for unemployment benefits for the first time went up last week. that's 8,000 more than the prior week. economists thought the number would go down. if you're checking your account with wells fargo, get ready to pay for it. the bank now eliminating free checking. wells far jgo started charging $11 a month. now it's taking on six more states. the states are getting the new fees. they are georgia, new jersey, new york, delaware, connecticut and pennsylvania. cindy mccain, senator mccain's wife is weighing in on the new movie about sarah palin. film airs this weekend on hbo. mccain told
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. >> cnn goes inside syria. witnesses this man crawling on his stomach just to save this woman's life. she had been shot by a sniper. you will see what happens next. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. be prepared. a massive cyber attack may be coming and the target? your cash. plus in his last weeks in congress, dennis kucinich demanding president obama give up secrets about drone attacks. he joins me live. >> it's 30,000 square feet. >> so long, hollywood. america's got a new hot spot for movies in the deep south. >> good to be with you. -iment brooke baldwin. i want to begin with a cnn exclusive. this is tough to watch, but the pictures speak volumes about what the syrian civil war is doing to its own people. this is about this teenager who defies the basic survival instinct, running away from a hail of bullets. oh, no. instead this young man who used to work in a bakery decides to crawl into the gunfire to try to save a stranger's life. this is a reality for so many syrians every single day. here's cnn, but
. >> cnn goes inside syria. witnesses this man crawling on his stomach just to save this woman's life. she had been shot by a sniper. you will see what happens next. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. be prepared. a massive cyber attack may be coming and the target? your cash. plus in his last weeks in congress, dennis kucinich demanding president obama give up secrets about drone attacks. he joins me live. >> it's 30,000 square feet. >> so long, hollywood. america's got a...
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syria is running out of friends. the government of assad two years deep into war with its own people never had many allies to begin with. today russia's support of syria is cracking. for the first time a senior russian official has says publicly syria could likely fall to the rebels. the deputy foreign minister in moscow said we need to look at the facts in the eye. we can't exclude a victory by the opposition. the russians have blocked all u.n. security council resolutions aimed at stopping the civil war in syria. they have vetoed sanctions against the assad regime and provided weapons to government troops fighting the rebels. now their most powerful ally says assad might be losing. they're not alone. head of nato today said this. irng the regime in damascus is approaching collapse. i think now it is only a question of time. but those people, they're the politicians, want to see the real side of syria's civil war, the streets where people are caught up in the crossfire dying there. what you're about to say you can o
syria is running out of friends. the government of assad two years deep into war with its own people never had many allies to begin with. today russia's support of syria is cracking. for the first time a senior russian official has says publicly syria could likely fall to the rebels. the deputy foreign minister in moscow said we need to look at the facts in the eye. we can't exclude a victory by the opposition. the russians have blocked all u.n. security council resolutions aimed at stopping...
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military's official stance on action in syria? >> well, you know, the obama administration has been taking the lead on working the diplomatic frant, diplomat ic front, if you will, what they have been doing for months and months for now is trying to get assad to go by putting diplomatic pressure on, to a large extent, working through russia, obviously, which is one of assad's last allies, a lot of chat out there could assad get asign lum somewhere, something like that. by all accounts they have been willing to continue with the diplomatic track until this development. now, we're not saying there is going to be military action, but certainly the military planning, being updated, the options being updated, because now of this movement of chemical weapons, and a very good understanding, they tell us, of the locations of where they are, and the intent, possible intent to use them, that's what's leading to this potential change in something that everyone is concerned about. it is why you saw president obama warning assad so stride endl
military's official stance on action in syria? >> well, you know, the obama administration has been taking the lead on working the diplomatic frant, diplomat ic front, if you will, what they have been doing for months and months for now is trying to get assad to go by putting diplomatic pressure on, to a large extent, working through russia, obviously, which is one of assad's last allies, a lot of chat out there could assad get asign lum somewhere, something like that. by all accounts...
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. >>> they say living underground in aleppo, syria, is like living in a grave. we'll hear from a family that's caught in the middle of the violence. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling around. yeah, you're the king of the jungle. have you thought about going vegan carl? hahaha!! you know folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than antelope with night-vision goggles. nice! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. social security are just numbers thinkin a budget.d... well, we worked hard for those benefits. we earned them. and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of these programs into a last minute budget deal... we'll all pay the price. aarp is fighting to protect seniors with responsible... solutions that strengthen medicare and... social security for generations to come. we can do better than a last minute deal... that would hurt al
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let's get to work. >>> let's return to syria now. months of civil war taking a terrible toll on families. especially those living along the frontlines. people who don't have enough money to get away. in a piece you'll only see on cnn, our arwa damon caught up with families who have just returned to the hard-hit city of aleppo. >> reporter: they are home again, but they are cold and broke and still in danger. about one-third of the families who fled the neighborhood of aleppo have come back only to find out that these streets are now on the frontlines. if the regime can retake, it can cut off the main artery for opposition forces in aleppo and reopen a route to the airport. on a nearby hilltop, the neighborhood. the rebels used to control that as well, but lost it a month ago. the battle lines here are constantly fluid and snipers are a constant threat. a frontline is visible just through here, and we can barely make out three bodies. the rebel fighters are telling us that there are two male and one female. there were five. they manag
let's get to work. >>> let's return to syria now. months of civil war taking a terrible toll on families. especially those living along the frontlines. people who don't have enough money to get away. in a piece you'll only see on cnn, our arwa damon caught up with families who have just returned to the hard-hit city of aleppo. >> reporter: they are home again, but they are cold and broke and still in danger. about one-third of the families who fled the neighborhood of aleppo have...
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. >>> now to the crisis in syria. secretary of state hillary clinton meeting today with a hundred special envoy. and russia's foreign minister. the focus of the talks is formulating a plan on how to move forward. clinton noted growing concerns that syrian president basha al assad may use chemical weapons on his own people. mohammed jamjoom joins us with that part of the story. >> reporter: state officials have said they believe syrians are loading chemical weapons, precursors for sarin, a deadly nerve gas on to aerial bomb that is could be dropped on the syrian people. monday cnn reported that u.s. officials believed that the syrians had begun mixing chemicals that could be used to weaponize sarin, but there were no signs that the syrian regime was going to do anything with those weapons. they maintain yet again today that they have no intention of using chemical weapons in syria. carol? >> mohammed jamjoom in beirut this morning. >>> sad ending for a month-long search of two missing cousins. the bodies of 8-year-old
. >>> now to the crisis in syria. secretary of state hillary clinton meeting today with a hundred special envoy. and russia's foreign minister. the focus of the talks is formulating a plan on how to move forward. clinton noted growing concerns that syrian president basha al assad may use chemical weapons on his own people. mohammed jamjoom joins us with that part of the story. >> reporter: state officials have said they believe syrians are loading chemical weapons, precursors for...
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too much dangerous here in syria with camera. but when i finish with revolution, i catch the camera like this, and i throw it. >> difficult to watch but also important to watch. we'll be right back. moving mu. but things are starting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here to help. with the experience and service to keep things rolling. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. ari'm fine.y, babe? ♪ ♪ ♪ with a subaru you can always find a way. announcer: love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> on college football's first weekend, three teams are making a case for why they will win it all. alabama wants a third title in four years. lsu aims to return to the top. usc is ready to roll. i must disclose that i have two kids at usc, so i'm rooting for the trojans. >> it's a good college. >> listen to this. >> that's what they say. what people at ucla say. i went to indiana university. we barely have
too much dangerous here in syria with camera. but when i finish with revolution, i catch the camera like this, and i throw it. >> difficult to watch but also important to watch. we'll be right back. moving mu. but things are starting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here to help. with the experience and service to keep things rolling. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get...
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. >>> the president of syria and u.n. special envoy kofi annan spoke face to face against today in damascus. annan is the highest level diplomat to meet with president bashar al assad since syria's violent uprising started a year ago. the former u.n. secretary general annan asked for a cease-fire and wants syria to allow relief agencies access to people caught in the fighting. >> i've been here for a very short period. almost everyone i met wants peace. they want the violence to stop. they want to move on with their lives. >> while the two men talked peace in damascus, violence raged across syria. opposition activists say at least 25 people were killed in fighting today. >>> hundreds gather in japan today marking the one-year anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami. nearly 16,000 people died in the disaster. another 3,000 are still missing. cnn's kyung lah shows us one city one year later. >> reporter: this is one area, still burying the scars of when the tsunami roared ashore a year ago. there is so much rebu
. >>> the president of syria and u.n. special envoy kofi annan spoke face to face against today in damascus. annan is the highest level diplomat to meet with president bashar al assad since syria's violent uprising started a year ago. the former u.n. secretary general annan asked for a cease-fire and wants syria to allow relief agencies access to people caught in the fighting. >> i've been here for a very short period. almost everyone i met wants peace. they want the violence to...
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let's say we do kill assad, what does syria do to us? we wouldn't appreciate it if they did it to us. they lack the power. is it okay to kill assad because question? >> no. my point was, to raise the question of why we would be concerned about retaliation but not the concern about retaliation in the case of, let's, say, bombing in order to try to overthrow assad. in both cases seem to me the fear of retaliation is quite low. syria is not in a position to retaliate for humanitarian bombing. >> this is ultimately the point you get to toward the end of your piece which is, if the u.s. were to kill assad, what does that get it? you write it might not do so good. kill assad and some brother, cousin or other general might take over where he left off. the conclusion of your article is what? don't bother killing him. >> why it's publicly acceptable in america to wage humanitarian war in syria, in which we would drop bombs on assad soldiers but not acceptable to discuss killing him. seems to me there's a contradiction there. >> i tweeted your pie
let's say we do kill assad, what does syria do to us? we wouldn't appreciate it if they did it to us. they lack the power. is it okay to kill assad because question? >> no. my point was, to raise the question of why we would be concerned about retaliation but not the concern about retaliation in the case of, let's, say, bombing in order to try to overthrow assad. in both cases seem to me the fear of retaliation is quite low. syria is not in a position to retaliate for humanitarian...
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what syria's president said to peace leaders today. kofi annan has now arrived in iran as part of his strategy to end the oodshed in syria. he met earlier today with syrian president assad. afterward he said assad has agreed to what he is calling an approach to ending the violence. no details as to what that might entail. absolutely no letup in the violence meantime. activists say 30 people have died today alone across syria as the government continues its crackdown. i talked about syria with the senior fellow in arab politics for the washington institute in policy and i asked why u.s. officials continue to insist assad's days are numbered but nothing seems to change. >> we had an opportunity to be straight forward about this in geneva. we didn't do that. the answer to the question is a lot more people have to die according to washington's position in syria before there is any firmer stance. i think in the end assad will go. i think it is going to be much longer than we thought. the problem about this is yes a lot of syrians will die.
what syria's president said to peace leaders today. kofi annan has now arrived in iran as part of his strategy to end the oodshed in syria. he met earlier today with syrian president assad. afterward he said assad has agreed to what he is calling an approach to ending the violence. no details as to what that might entail. absolutely no letup in the violence meantime. activists say 30 people have died today alone across syria as the government continues its crackdown. i talked about syria with...
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i don't think anyone in syria believes it. there's zero chance that the united states is doipg anything like this. it's always clear it's a reaction to president obama's very tough warning to the syrians. that they shouldn't even think about using chemical weapons. >> i'm curious only because there is this report now that united states is employed military contractors on the ground. i think in turkey and jordan, but also inside syria, to help opposition members. should they get their hands on some of these chemical weapons to a, secure them, and b, protect them and c, to do whatever else with them. could that be the catalyst for what syrians are saying and might there be a monocal of truth to their concern if we are in there trying to make sure those chemical weapons do or don't go where they're supposed? >> i think that's possible, but i would guess that it would be very difficult for the opposition forces to get to the chemical weapons. these are held by the most elite of the elite in the syrian army. the army still remains
i don't think anyone in syria believes it. there's zero chance that the united states is doipg anything like this. it's always clear it's a reaction to president obama's very tough warning to the syrians. that they shouldn't even think about using chemical weapons. >> i'm curious only because there is this report now that united states is employed military contractors on the ground. i think in turkey and jordan, but also inside syria, to help opposition members. should they get their...
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ncht first, i want to begin with syria. the former prime minister saying the regime he helped lead is on the verge of collapse but deadly violence showing no signs of slowing. opposition groups say 70 people have been killed across zir ya tod syria. the relentless shelling is adding to the misery. defense secretary leon panetta and martin dempsey were asked whether al qaeda might be playing a role in this violence. >> there have been reports that al qaeda is present but not aligned with the opposition. i think it's on that basis that they are trying to find end roads into syria but not aligned with the opposition in the way the iranian influence is aligning with the regime. >> he insists the syria regime is falling apart. he says he knows this because he saw it firsthand. >> translator: i can confirm given my experience and the position i had that the regimes moral and military has completely collapsed. it's only in control of no more than 30% of syrian lands. >> reports coming out of syria reveal the troubling and even hor
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ivan watson is in northern syria for us. i spoke with him about this mass execution just this afternoon. >> i understand there's a bit of a back story with this execution. something about the shooting victims double crossing the rebels. can you tell me more about that? >> reporter: what the rebels have been telling the us is that family who many people in this region know about them. they're a large and power family associated with the assad regime and accused of organizing a p - pro-government malitia. these family fighters killed 11 of their fighters in an eastern neighborhood of aleppo earlier on monday. it seems that on tuesday the rebels were up for revenge and wounded up a bunch of these clan members and beat them up. they are admitting that they investigating them. they judged them and then executed them for what they said were crimes against the syrian people. they are not denying that the rebels carried out extrajudicial killings on the side of the battlefield. >> you're saying this is one family and you use the wor
ivan watson is in northern syria for us. i spoke with him about this mass execution just this afternoon. >> i understand there's a bit of a back story with this execution. something about the shooting victims double crossing the rebels. can you tell me more about that? >> reporter: what the rebels have been telling the us is that family who many people in this region know about them. they're a large and power family associated with the assad regime and accused of organizing a p -...
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beginning with syria. the red cross is now trying to the ci set up a cease fire between rebel forces and the government just to get aid there. a top military adviser to president obama said it would be premature for the u.s. to help arm the opposition since it doesn't appear unified. i' ivan watson reports that many syrians are desperate for outside intervention. >> reporter: he calls the uprising an orphan revolution, because unlike the revolts in europe, egypt and tanisha, they haven't received any support. >> at least 18 people have been killed today, almost 9,000 since last march. >>> if you're in virginia, you may want to stay off the roads because of scenes just like this one. here state police have responded to about a thousand car crashes just in the last 24 hours. snow late sunday left commuters facing slick and icy roads this morning. >>> and check out republican presidential candidate rick santorum's poll numbers. he is up just 10% in the last week. this is according to the latest gallup poll. m
beginning with syria. the red cross is now trying to the ci set up a cease fire between rebel forces and the government just to get aid there. a top military adviser to president obama said it would be premature for the u.s. to help arm the opposition since it doesn't appear unified. i' ivan watson reports that many syrians are desperate for outside intervention. >> reporter: he calls the uprising an orphan revolution, because unlike the revolts in europe, egypt and tanisha, they haven't...
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big development in syria. rebels are saying the syrian vice president has defected and they are trying to get him out of the country and into nearby jordan. observers view him as more powerful than the syrian prime minister who also recently fled the regime. syrian state tv did not say whether he had indeed defected but made a statement saying he would never think of leaving the homeland. some of the heaviest fighting in syria in the past couple days has been in the city of aleppo. ben wedeman says he was in aleppo visiting a rebel controlled hospital when it came under air attack from the syrian forces. we do want to caution you here, the story does contain some very graphic images. [ speaking in other language ] >> reporter: 12-year-old muhammad screams out in fear and pain. shrapnel ripped through his right leg in an air id on the hospital in aleppo's shah district. three passersby including muhammad were wounded in the attack. the task of treating the wounded here, harder by the day, this nurse tells me. >
big development in syria. rebels are saying the syrian vice president has defected and they are trying to get him out of the country and into nearby jordan. observers view him as more powerful than the syrian prime minister who also recently fled the regime. syrian state tv did not say whether he had indeed defected but made a statement saying he would never think of leaving the homeland. some of the heaviest fighting in syria in the past couple days has been in the city of aleppo. ben wedeman...
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economic recovery. >>> now to syria. rebel forces and the syrian military are battling it out in the city of homs today. explosions and gunfire could be heard most of the morning, and there are also reports of increased anti-government activity in the capital of damascus. and dozens have been killed around the country. the opposition also says doctors are being detained to prevent them from treating the wounded. despite the violence, russia says it will never agree a foreign intervention in syria. >>> back in this country, thousands are people sickened in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks are hailing a federal recommendation that could make them eligible for compensation. the ruling could add 50 types of cancers to the list of sicknesses covered by a $4 billion fund available to 9/11 victims. those eligible are first responders, and people living near all three 9/11 sdamp sites, the world trade center, the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania. >>> and horse racing fans who were looking for history to be made today at b
economic recovery. >>> now to syria. rebel forces and the syrian military are battling it out in the city of homs today. explosions and gunfire could be heard most of the morning, and there are also reports of increased anti-government activity in the capital of damascus. and dozens have been killed around the country. the opposition also says doctors are being detained to prevent them from treating the wounded. despite the violence, russia says it will never agree a foreign...
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none of those conditions yet exist in the context of syria. a pivotal country is going to be russia. russia has been providing syria political cover within the u.n. there's been no u.n. resolution. syria providing economic and military support which allowed bashar al assad to hold on as long as he has. >> it's russia, the russian foreign minister says they're categorically against intervention in syria. i want to pose it to you. we came up with something pretty shocking to us. the russian newspaper, they're questioning the us a thencety of this video from that massacre on friday where the 49 children were killed. some at close range. it's using the term photographic manipulation. this article goes on to say, the only question remains whether this massacre was committed by syrian rebels or by the british and american special forces reportedly already inside the country. again, comparisons with milosevic and the russians ran cover for him in pose after all those massacres and now it seems like they're doing the same thing. >> it's depressing to
none of those conditions yet exist in the context of syria. a pivotal country is going to be russia. russia has been providing syria political cover within the u.n. there's been no u.n. resolution. syria providing economic and military support which allowed bashar al assad to hold on as long as he has. >> it's russia, the russian foreign minister says they're categorically against intervention in syria. i want to pose it to you. we came up with something pretty shocking to us. the russian...
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. >>> now to the conflict in syria. shelling continuing to cross the syrian turkish border for the fifth day now. this morning turkey fired four retaliatory shells into serbia. the shells landed very close to a border town. leon panetta described his concern about this recent development. 100 people have been killed in the violence across syria today. >>> the second round of debates gets under way this week, but it won't be the men on the top of the tickets, it's the vice presidential candidates on the stage this thursday. cnn's political editor paul steinhauser is here with each side's strategy. >> hey, fred. foreign policies in the campaign spotlight tomorrow when mitt romney gives what his team is billing as a big speech at the virginia military institute which happens to be in a crucial battleground state. we may hear romney criticize the president over last month's killing of the u.s. ambassador to libya. >> we face a time when there is item u tumult in the middle east and other parts of america and people are aski
. >>> now to the conflict in syria. shelling continuing to cross the syrian turkish border for the fifth day now. this morning turkey fired four retaliatory shells into serbia. the shells landed very close to a border town. leon panetta described his concern about this recent development. 100 people have been killed in the violence across syria today. >>> the second round of debates gets under way this week, but it won't be the men on the top of the tickets, it's the vice...
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muslim nations like iran, syria and yemen are perceived as sponsoring terrorism and others including saudi arabia are seen as financing terrorism. keep the conversation going. facebook.com/car facebook.com/carolcnn. thank you for joining me today. we continue right now with kate bolduan. >> my heart goes out to those people. i'm as devastated for them. >> the onetime stepmother of the sikh shares the grief. we are live oak creek coming up. >>> while pictures like these send nasa over the moon. >>> if you absolutely positively don't want to wait in baggage claim, one airline will bring your bag to your home. of course, that comes with a fee. >>> we begin with the brutalized community determined to heal. 48 hours after wade michael page shot up a sikh temple outside of milwaukee, shock and fear giving way to pain, prayer, and resolve. for a third straight night, mourners and supporters plan to gather in honor of victims and survivors and the selfless acts of two men in particular. the temple's leader and a police lieutenant who waved off paramedics after being shot nine times, if you c
muslim nations like iran, syria and yemen are perceived as sponsoring terrorism and others including saudi arabia are seen as financing terrorism. keep the conversation going. facebook.com/car facebook.com/carolcnn. thank you for joining me today. we continue right now with kate bolduan. >> my heart goes out to those people. i'm as devastated for them. >> the onetime stepmother of the sikh shares the grief. we are live oak creek coming up. >>> while pictures like these send...
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those missiles are adding to fears that syria could be developing chemical weapons. in an exclusive interview with erin burnett, defense secretary leon pa net ta talked about the potential threat. >> i think there's a danger here. based on the intelligence that we got a few weeks ago that they were in fact beginning to assemble these weapons and put them together, and when you do that, that's the dangerous sign that the next step is to use them. and so that's why we issued the warnings we did, made very clear there would be consequences and at least you know, at least at point, the intelligence on this issue is kind of leveled off. but my concern is this, that as the opposition continues to move against the regime, particularly as they move toward damascus, that the regime feels it's in danger of collapsing, that in might very well resort to these kinds of weapons. that's what concerns me the most. >> and panetta also spoke about afghanistan as america's longest war is expected to come to an end next year. was the sacrifice worth it? hear more on erin burnett "outfro
those missiles are adding to fears that syria could be developing chemical weapons. in an exclusive interview with erin burnett, defense secretary leon pa net ta talked about the potential threat. >> i think there's a danger here. based on the intelligence that we got a few weeks ago that they were in fact beginning to assemble these weapons and put them together, and when you do that, that's the dangerous sign that the next step is to use them. and so that's why we issued the warnings we...
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also today, a draft resolution condemning syria failed to pass in the u.n. we'll break down what happened with the u.n. vote in a moment first, cnn on the latest round of bloodshed in syria. >> reporter: utter carnage and horror. that's how residents and activists describe what went on there starting late friday and continuing during the overnight hours into saturday. they say syrian government committed a massacre, at least 260 people were killed and over 130 killed in the homs neighborhood. one activist told us of bodies in the streets. those trying to help people were shot at, including ambulances. he said they were in dire need of assistance and medical supplies. >> these aren't animals lying here. these are human beings. being bombed by mortar bombs and tank shells. no one is doing anything about this. we are going to sit here and get killed. that's one message i want to get out. we are not going to stop. syrian people will not stop 2 if they kill millions. we will remember no one did anything about this. >> reporter: opposition groups reported even mor
also today, a draft resolution condemning syria failed to pass in the u.n. we'll break down what happened with the u.n. vote in a moment first, cnn on the latest round of bloodshed in syria. >> reporter: utter carnage and horror. that's how residents and activists describe what went on there starting late friday and continuing during the overnight hours into saturday. they say syrian government committed a massacre, at least 260 people were killed and over 130 killed in the homs...
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to an opposition network based in syria. also today nobody will say for certain whether syria's vice president has defected as opposition leaders are claiming. if it's true, he is the highest level official to leave syria and flee the country. >>> for the first time in 45 years dallas county, texas is spraying mosquitos pesticide from the air trying to end a deadly outbreak of west nile virus. the virus has already claimed 21 lives in texas and made at least 550 others sick. many in dallas are opposed to the spraying. the epa says the pesticide isn't harmful to humans or pets. federal officials say cantaloupes from southwestern indiana are making people sick and even killed two people. the cause? salmonella. the fda says if you have any cantaloupes from that part of the country, throw them out. more than 140 people came down with salmonella infection in 20 states. firefighters are catching a break with slightly cooler temperatures as they tamp down wildfires, scorching much of the western u.s. in california and washington st
to an opposition network based in syria. also today nobody will say for certain whether syria's vice president has defected as opposition leaders are claiming. if it's true, he is the highest level official to leave syria and flee the country. >>> for the first time in 45 years dallas county, texas is spraying mosquitos pesticide from the air trying to end a deadly outbreak of west nile virus. the virus has already claimed 21 lives in texas and made at least 550 others sick. many in...
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this gets me to our latest reporting out of syria. we've been hearing from him all week. nick will take us inside a hospital where injured people have been going in droves even though the hospital itself is under siege. again, have to warn you these stories are very, very, very tough to look at. it's so important for us to see them. take a look. >> reporter: the hospital is where many in aleppo run where they are caught by the constant shelling. even though the hospital and the area around it have also been fired upon. this part of the hospital receives many civilians flooding here for treatment. some of them very young. doctors telling us the children's hospital has been closed by the government. some terrified. some starving. he was hit by sharpnal. he is quiet. his thigh bone is shattered. doctors have to choice but to send him across the front lines to the government hospital hoping that those who hurt him can also heal him. president bashar al-assad is history in the mind of locals but his regime still has the best hospitals where one hospital works during the day be
this gets me to our latest reporting out of syria. we've been hearing from him all week. nick will take us inside a hospital where injured people have been going in droves even though the hospital itself is under siege. again, have to warn you these stories are very, very, very tough to look at. it's so important for us to see them. take a look. >> reporter: the hospital is where many in aleppo run where they are caught by the constant shelling. even though the hospital and the area...
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residents describe the syria town as basically one city, divided only by a fence. the rebels launched an attack to capture the syria side of the border, early this morning, firing rockets and battling street to street. surrender, bashar al-assad wouldn't save you, they yell to tro troops. surrender, and you will get safety. on friday, rebels claimed victory over government forces and made video of captured troops, as proof. across the border in turkey, few people were celebrating. at a turkish hospital, residents and police ran for cover, when bullets from syria whistled overhead. >> syria is coming into turkey, so how can you handle that. >> reporter: he is a veteran journalist and broadcaster. he said that manyturks are afraid that the government's support for rebels could drag their country into a war with the regime. >> it is the most unpopular policy of this government. the government doesn't like it. >> the syrian conflict? >> yes, what the heck, if they're killing each other, let them kill each other. why are we in it? why are we trying to topple assad? >> r
residents describe the syria town as basically one city, divided only by a fence. the rebels launched an attack to capture the syria side of the border, early this morning, firing rockets and battling street to street. surrender, bashar al-assad wouldn't save you, they yell to tro troops. surrender, and you will get safety. on friday, rebels claimed victory over government forces and made video of captured troops, as proof. across the border in turkey, few people were celebrating. at a turkish...